No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.
Tags: humor

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We're not just going to shoot the bastards, we're going to rip out their living goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks.
Tags: motivational
The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit the bottom.
Tags: success
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.
Tags: war, philosophy
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.
Tags: war, inspirational
Pressure makes diamonds
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